New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-06
OBSERVING THE DAY IN OTHER CITIES
GREAT ENTHUSIASM DISPLAYED IN MANY PLACES
PArADEs AND SP ECHE5.

PArADEs AND sP RcHEs.
Labor Day observed In Brooklyn WIN an Oh
thusIasm and to degree that more than rcaizoo 'io
expectations OF its friends. For new holiday us
success was indeed remarkable The Court HOUSE,
City Hall and other public municipal buildings; inc
theatres, many of tho stores and business estapso
ments and Of private houses were decorated Wild
flags and bunting generously as though IL "orc .no
Fourth of July. Work Of all kinds was pracucahy
suspended Some Of the large business firms did not
oman AT all. Those that did had little to do The
great feature Of the day, Of course was the paraoc
Estimates as to tho number who particle ateo In IL
varied considerably but 1t generally agreed that
there were at least ten thousand mon in line
The paraders astir cal y. About $3.50 marua'
music was heard on all Sides and within half an hour
hundreds of men began to gather at the fountain In
Pedfori-ave Amor4 every branch OF organized labor
was repra,ented There were painters wearing theT
white trade ca s; hatters In uniform dress; pre"ny
6orseshocrs with buff aprons; fur workers Gao I'D
white flannel shirts, white caps and light Trousers
prnters wearing gray canvas caps, and several other
such as carTentes brichlayers lasters
rardrvers talors shoemakers, BARRIERS, cigarmakers
babers brewers and stonenasons all OF them wearing
either badges else attire peculiar TO Their re-
,pective trades Tho excellent appearance presented
,y the men drew forth the praise OF the
multitude There were red flags 30
c,alistio or Anarchical emblems or anything
IN fact 10 indicate that not aggregation OF
American worklngmen. Everywhere the National colors
were displayed
twas nearly l1:3o when the march to Ridgewood
Park began Grand Marshal Lavelle, attended by his
aides n T. Hills B. r. Degnan. J. f. Seward, John NJ
Lover and John r. Fox, rode in front The delegates
tSe line Alter them came the fur and the other
organizations each Of which WAS either preceded py
four run av naSa or Miles, P was marshal
FIRST ia w. Lennox headed the second. r. !. 0teeu.
passing Myrtleave and thence 10 ne lhs %
MAS reviewed by the marshal ana ms ades
nd han dispersAd At the festival IN
the park during the afternoon speeches
were read oy Asssmblyman Graham ana otnef iaoor
Five thousand men. representing nearly all the indus
tries of Newark, marched in Procession at Newark yes
terday and about $4,000 men, women and ca iIdren
ejoyed the picnic CALIFORNIAN Park III the afternoon
dur1r ,he parade the main tboroushiarss BLACK
with people The proeesson COMPOSED ., EN-. I r
leather carving ar-e silk banner aud an ln
mense pair OF OK horns Inc rear Of .e dsc
rated wagons some Of the hlsd with irs and others
os me ,e %ss resw.d By mayor Haynes
Mayor Cleveland OF Jerey City I
Bureau. and Others. The procession was twepy-sI
minutes in assiug at qui0s step The business places
bunting and many notices were displayed
AT picnic grounds the banners OF District Assembly
81 and the Trades Assembly were placed SIDE oy sue
In the pavilion addresses were made by tho ksv DR.
Hugh m,s s"S other. Ds Psn,o as
orator Of az pictured Labor rs morse in tue IA US
oaP the s.f had
cons The srrrnsth of labor and had constantly bent
labor to its wishes Erastus f. Potter denounced the
American spurncd other symbol except
the stars and stripes Ex-Governor Abbet asserted the
right OF labor TO organize and said thai tbe institution
Labor Day by law was in itself proof OF the great PIN
lowed. dancing the pavilion ana games were
played Perfect order prevailed ani there was no oruas
enness. -....,,-o o.,
served The public buildings closed and business
was pretty generally SUSPENDED There vac no Pafa1e
other public Demonstration In either Guy. ~ ,nS
Labor Party picnic which was largely ATTENDED,
The celebration at orange. n. j., was one OF tho
largest demonstrations ever seen ID tne sly.
in the morning and about four THOUSAND people "stoheu
the procession the sidewalks. After the par 90
trains taken the Greenwood Lake railway 70
made the lev. Hugh o. Pentec0st, Robert Bsserl'
Erastus t. Potter aud others.
AT Elizabeth the cool dock employees and other WORK
men organized a procession In the AFTERNOON ana
marched 10 tue fair held at the Zouaves Arm
DRY by Ladies' Assembly KNIGHTS OF Labor Inc singer
works and other large manufactures were c!oseu o inc
day. -.-.-...,.
suspe uson busiDeA The streets presented holiday
appearance. Tho working people In their best attire
abroad early aud tho buildings were derKod WIN
with an enthusias;io assenbisg that developed into
Henry George meeting. Assembly John Donohue pre-
sided and introduced Dr. Pentecos VINO SPOKE Ior an
hour half. ami every reference no made 10 Henry
George or DIR. McGlynn received with cheering:
After there parade through the principal
streets The number OF men In iine IL was genersy re
Marked did not reach more than hait me great turnou'
Of 5000 knights last year
The manufacturers OF Passac City generally ref ised
to observe the holiday and kept their mills running Win
slim iorce There was much disgust among the labor
leaders at this state OF affairs